NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 108: Can the team doctor also find foreign aid? Renew the contract with the Trail Blazers for 108 years!
Jiang Ming looked at the time. A group of Celtics players should be on the bus or at the airport now.

At this time, Angie's older voice said leisurely: "I heard from Garnett that your physical therapy is very effective!"

"Thank you, it's OK."

Jiang Ming, who seemed to have guessed what Angie meant, looked up at the current date.

After all, he had received several such calls during this period, all inviting him to provide physical therapy, but he was either traveling or thought it was too far, so he declined.

There was no way. He had no plans to open a clinic for the time being, otherwise these people would come directly to the clinic to find him. There were entertainment stars, rugby stars, the most violent boxers, etc. Most of them were feeling unwell and wanted to be treated by Jiang Ming for a bit of relief.

So when Ainge and Garnett called Jiang Ming, he knew what they meant. They had reached the finals, so his body would have problems anyway, so they wanted him to do physical therapy.

The doctors in Boston are good at surgery, but not so good at physical therapy, while the Lakers on the other side are the team that excels in Western medicine and physical therapy.

It’s normal for Kaizi to think about himself.

After all, Garnett personally came to Portland to experience the effects of Jiang Ming's physical therapy.

It is now the end of May, and it is still early for the Olympics. There is actually not much to do when he returns to China, so he wants to find something to do.

Girls are all home-loving. Jiang Muyan has already returned to South Korea and invited Jiang Ming to visit neighboring South Korea after returning home, and she will be his tour guide.

Fang Xiaotong also wanted to return to China with Jiang Ming. It was her first time going abroad and she had been away for such a long time, so she missed home.

But Jiang Ming is different. He has been abroad for more than two years.

And even in China, there was not much to do when I went home during school hours. My parents were in the hospital every day, and I had to go to the hospital to see them, so I basically had to find things to do by myself.

He could imagine that after returning to China, the first week might be fun, and he might treat his old classmates and younger classmates to dinner, but afterwards he would completely return to his boring stay-at-home mode.

This was how he spent his student days. His parents were so busy with their jobs that he could only rely on his classmates' parents to take him to the amusement park.

So thinking about it this way, why not just take an order before going back?
There is definitely no problem in giving physical therapy to old customer Garnett.

Doesn't he just want himself to go to the Celtics to treat Garnett?

After all, Garnett can't come to Portland again during the finals.

But what Angie said next shocked Jiang Ming:
"You Trail Blazers relied on your youth to beat the Lakers, and now the Lakers are relying on our youth to beat us too. They are just trying to outlast us old guys, and the game an hour ago showed its effect."

"No, no, the Celtics players are all strong and healthy."

Jiang Ming said as he thought of the big baby's chubby figure.

"Oh, stop talking. It seems that Director Jiang, you haven't paid much attention to our playoff journey. But it's okay. Starting from Game 3, we want to hire you for 100 million US dollars to provide temporary physical therapy for our main players and strive to win the championship!"

"Oh, no, I said it wrong, one million per show!"

Angie immediately changed her tone.

"Fuck, the Celtics are so rich?"

Jiang Ming thought to himself, my salary is not as much as what you give me for a game, you are too rich.

G2 has just finished, and if we play a full seven games, there are still 5 games left, or at least 3 games left. That means we can earn a minimum of 300 million, right?
This is not just extra money, this is like being a temporary worker.

Seeing that Jiang Ming did not respond, Angie quickly continued:

"I am only responsible for the physical therapy of 5-7 assistants before and during the halftime. I don't need to be on call at the scene during the game. I just need to set the pre-match and halftime time. Is that ok?"

"Our team of doctors will also assist you."

What Anji meant was that Jiang Ming could go alone and pay the 100 million per show fee alone.

They treated money as if it were nothing. They spent millions of dollars as they pleased, and didn't care whether they gave it to one person or several people. They just wanted Jiang Ming to come, as long as he could make stars like Pierce, Ray Allen and others have the same outstanding effect as Garnett.

If the Celtics really win their first championship in the new century, these millions will be nothing compared to the revenue from winning the championship.

"Wait a minute, let me ask our president if he can do this."

This is the first time that Jiang Ming has encountered a team that asked him to treat everyone. As the director of the Trail Blazers' team medical department, is this against the rules?

So I still have to ask.

Previously, the consultations and treatments for Garnett, Yao Ming and others were all one-on-one, which was nothing serious. It was like several chief team doctors came to consult with Oden.

But just give someone a team therapy session?
Is this legal?

Angie smiled and said:

"Don't worry, with you making that oath, who would dare to say anything? Haha."

"Hippocratic Oath."

"Yes, that's it. I've read Bian Que's Six Incurable Diseases. But you still have to ask. After all, your contract is only for one year. You have to sign a new one next season, right? You can't let President Larry get scared, right?"

"Hahaha, just kidding. OK, I'll give them a call."

"Waiting for your news!"

After hanging up the phone, Garnett quickly sent a text message to Jiang Ming:
"You must come! Let's fight the Lakers together! I can also give you some extra compensation from a private perspective! Let's go to Las Vegas together after we win the championship!"

This guy.
It seems that Wolf King is really rich as the spokesperson of Adidas. If he is a doctor with some skills, it would be easy to make money from these athletes.

It's just that the operating model of Chinese athletes is different from that in Europe and the United States. Otherwise, Jiang Ming believes that there will definitely be many famous doctors of sports medicine emerging in China.

"Huh? Team doctors can also hire foreign players? This is the first time I've heard of this. Sure, this temporary worker's income is really high."

"Go ahead, it's no problem."

Larry Miller quickly agreed.

The NBA has set a trading deadline for free agents, but it does not have regulations for team doctors and coaches!
Except for NBA players, the NBA league does not impose restrictions on the movement of other team staff.

In theory, it is OK to ask the coach to come over to help in the playoffs. But doesn't it say that the coach of the team itself cannot help? So no team has ever done this. If the coach is changed in the playoffs, the team will definitely not go far.

Jiang Ming's joining the Celtics does not mean that the Celtics' medical team is not good, because the old fox Ainge also made it clear that Jiang Ming only does sports rehabilitation and physical therapy, and he does not need to do anything else.

In fact, it is also to save face for the team's medical team.

If it wasn't the finals, he wouldn't have called Jiang Ming. This would have caused conflicts between the team medical team and the management no matter what.

But now that we are in the finals, we can no longer care about so many things. The most important thing is to win the championship. As long as we can win, we don’t care about anything else.

Larry Miller, who is also the president, naturally saw what Ainge meant, so he couldn't help but feel secretly happy, because his own team doctor was of a level that the Celtics wanted to spend money to invite, which meant that he changed the chief team doctor in a very timely manner.

Doesn't it prove that the team doctor is outstanding if a team wants his own team doctor?

But before that he had to do one thing:

"Director JIANG, you are in Portland now? If you are free, come and sign the contract tomorrow before leaving?"

"Yes, OK, I'll come over tomorrow morning."

"Well, just come to my office."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ming knew what this guy meant. Just as Angie said, Jiang Ming's contract was only for one season and he would have to sign a new one next season. He wanted to sign him in advance.

Otherwise, if he really went to the Celtics, what if he was kidnapped? They are all presidents, and they all have the same thoughts. Why did Larry ask how much money they were given? It's because they also have to consider the annual salary when making a new contract. Now it seems that they have to offer a high salary.

Each player is paid 100 million per game. What will the Trail Blazers do with so many games in a season?
Of course, this is a special case for the Celtics. If the Trail Blazers could make it to the finals, Paul Allen would definitely be willing to spend that kind of money.

After all, this can really change the situation!
In fact, it is impossible for Jiang Ming to "betray" the Trail Blazers. He feels very comfortable here and his colleagues are all very nice, so he will not change jobs even if they offer him more money.

But since it is still early for next season, neither side is in a hurry. Besides, in the Trail Blazers' view, Jiang Ming is now the director of the medical department. How can an ordinary doctor be willing to give up such a position and start from scratch?
Asking him to be a temporary foreign aid this time is considered as a push for the management, and tomorrow they will ask me to renew my contract.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming went out and knocked on the door of Fang Xiaotong's room, who had already packed her luggage, and told her what had just happened:
"Xiaotong, why don't you go back home first? I'll be later."

"I'll go to Boston with you for a while. It'll only be two weeks at most, right?"

"Yes, half a month at most."

"Then let's go. I just want a glass of shaved ice every day, okay?"

"That's no problem, but don't you want to go home early?"

"Just pack your luggage for Boston. Let's go. How can you go to Boston alone?" Fang Xiaotong smiled and kissed Jiang Ming's face. Now Jiang Muyan has returned to China, Sean has also returned to his home in Los Angeles, and Robert and Baldy have gone to the mountains to have a picnic and camp to experience nature.
How could Jiang Ming go alone? They are a team. She knows everything about it and must follow.

"Why can't I do it?" Jiang Ming looked at her bear that was getting bigger and bigger and said with a smile.

"Try then?"

"Go back first and be obedient!"

"No, I want to help you!"

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to do it alone!"

The next day.

When Jiang Ming arrived at Larry Miller's office, the contract was already on the table.

The contract renewal for their team medical team is very simple, and the procedure is much simpler than that for the players. The players still have to report to the league, but the contract renewal for the team doctor is decided directly within the team.

5-year, $1000 million contract extension.

Although it is nothing compared to the salaries of the players, it is already the highest salary for the medical profession and the team doctor profession.

In addition, all team members can sign a five-year contract with an annual salary of 50. It is okay to wait until next season to sign the contract. A verbal agreement was made over the phone first, and Sean and others were very happy.

"Five years, let's keep going. My term as president has not even lasted five years yet, there are still three years left."

"Then let's work hard together. Our goal is to win the championship. Everything will be easy after we win."

Jiang Ming naturally knew that if they won the championship, as long as the members of the winning team were not too old, they would last at least another 5 years. Even if the management did a bad job during these 5 years, the championship fans could still tolerate it, but it would not work if the period exceeded 5 years.

In other words, it doesn’t matter if we don’t make the playoffs in the next five years after winning the championship, one championship makes up for everything.

But then the fans will lose patience because a new generation of fans will come.

However, this is something that management like Larry Miller needs to worry about. The team medical team is very stable, and as long as no major problems arise, Director Jiang Ming is as steady as a melon.

Not to mention that he will go to the Celtics as a "foreign aid" next. If this is publicized, his status will be even higher.

Even if the Trail Blazers don't want it, other teams will definitely scramble for it.

There were three copies, and Fang Xiaotong took photos of the two of them. She couldn't sign because her contract was still in Dongli Hospital. She could only beg the dean to let her continue the exchange for a few years next year. Otherwise, if she really had to study for a year and then go back, she would be reluctant to leave Jiang Ming and the others.

Trail Blazers official website news:
"Jiang Ming renews contract with Trail Blazers for 5 years and continues to serve as director of the medical department!"

There won't be much publicity for this kind of team doctor signing, and now everyone's attention is on the finals and the upcoming rookie combine, so few newspapers will reprint it.

Hupu saw Jiang Ming's name and quickly posted a news article:

《Jiang Ming, Director of the Trail Blazers Medical Department and Head of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, has renewed his contract with the Trail Blazers for 5 years! Congratulations! 》

The die-hard Trail Blazers fans can all feel relieved after seeing this. A five-year contract is enough! So cool!

“This is a truly good doctor!”

"Pioneer's Witness!"

"I always thought that becoming a director was a lifetime contract."

"If you were a director at the beginning, you would definitely sign a lifetime contract, just like Jensen. If you were fired, you would have to pay a penalty. This job can provide for your retirement."

"Congratulations Jiang Ming! This handsome doctor can buy a house in Portland with this money!"

"Yeah, quickly replace that damn Nissan. With his status, no one would say anything if he drove a Ferrari!"

"It's not that much money, it's said to be 5 million for 1000 years, which is much less than what the players get."

"Yes, a year's salary is only enough to buy a local villa, which is really not enough, let alone a sports car. With our Chinese character, we would never buy one."

"It depends on how much extra money he makes."

At this time, Jiang Ming, Larry, and Fang Xiaotong, who had signed the contract, were indeed drinking coffee in the cafe and talking about going to the Celtics to make extra money:
"When I make some extra money from Boston, I won't rent a house anymore. I'll go find a small villa to live in."

Jiang Ming had long envied the farmers here. The luxurious villas next to the barley fields would definitely be great to live in.

Larry Miller laughed:

"That's great! When you get into the house, be sure to tell us so we can come and tell you the good news! I'll buy you some good wine!"

"Let's talk about it after we get there first."

"Don't worry, no one will say anything if you take this job. It's extra money. I've also asked the shareholders, and they all approve of you. They all hate the Lakers. If you really help the Celtics win the championship, it will be like revenge for us, right?"

Fang Xiaotong next to him said quizzically: "It's also revenge for Yao Ming!"

"Haha, yes, you are all Chinese, then there is no problem at all, and the Lakers can't complain."

Jiang Ming raised his coffee cup and clinked it with Larry Miller, and he was completely relieved.

Indeed, what he least wants this year is the Lakers winning the championship.

On the one hand, Kobe and the Lakers were too pretentious, and on the other hand, they defeated the Trail Blazers in the first round. Those reporters made a lot of trouble and got themselves into trouble.

Then the Lakers defeated Yao Ming in the next round, eliminating the Rockets 4-2 after they had barely made it through the first round.

He clearly remembered that the front page of the newspaper that day had an article titled "China, OUT!", which said that his Trail Blazers and Yao Ming's Rockets were eliminated by the Purple and Gold Army.

But in fact, the Lakers also have Sun Yue as a substitute, but his playing time in the playoffs was 0 minutes, and no one treated him as a "human". During the playoffs, he just bought hamburgers and milkshakes for the older brothers every day. It was even heard that he was bullied by cold violence within the team, so he was also miserable.

Why is Los Angeles bullying us Chinese insiders like this?
That's really a revenge, even though there are no Chinese people in the Celtics.

But if you go there yourself, won’t you have it?

We can’t let the Lakers be so arrogant!!

Thinking of this, he replied to Angie via text message:

"OK, I'll help you with this."

(End of this chapter)